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Jack and the Beanstalk


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Published: 1997

Great for age 7-10 years

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In "Jack and the Beanstalk," a young boy named Jack trades his cow for magical beans, which grow into a towering beanstalk reaching high into the sky. Curious and adventurous, Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant's kingdom above the clouds. There, he encounters a fierce giant and finds treasures such as a magical harp and a golden goose that lays eggs. Jack's cunning and bravery help him outsmart the giant, leading to thrilling adventures. Ultimately, he escapes back down the beanstalk, where he uses his newfound riches to improve his life and that of his mother. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

This book was published in 1997 by Perfection Learning .

Steven Kellogg is the award winning author and illustrator of over 100 children's books. One of the most popular author illustrator's working in the USA. He has won several awards in America, including ones for humour and his distiguished contribution to children's literature. He lives with Helen and Sylvia (Sylvia's a cocker spaniel) in Connecticut in the USA

 

This book contains the following story:

Jack and the Beanstalk
˜Fee fie fo fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread'. Lazy Jack lives with his poor mother in a little shack. They are so poor that one day she sends Jack off to market to sell their cow so they can buy food. On the way to market Jack meets a stranger who persuades him to part with the cow for some magic beans. When Jack returns home with no cow and no money his mother is furious and throws the beans out of the window. The next morning the two awake to find that a huge beanstalk has gronw from the beans. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a new land at the top complete with a castle and a very grumpy giant. Whilst the giant is asleep Jack steals a hen that lays golden eggs. On a second trip he steals bags of money. On the third trip he tries to steal a golden harp, but the harp calls for its master and the giant wakes up and follows Jack down the beanstalk. As soon as Jack reaches the ground, he sets to work to chop